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Hi Everyone,I am making a commitment to be more active on here, and going to try to post here a few times a month and also answer questions from my perspective for the younger investors.As the title suggests, I am a l...
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My wife is growing fast with her STR property management. Airbnb is her main platform for bookings. She uses Hospitable to manage all her properties. She also receives referrals from various sources where a direct boo...
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So this confused me a bit... I saw a listing for a 15-unit apartment building that is for sale and the property has a 5.3 cap rate, this isn't the issue.
The issue is in the listing description the agent said the bui...
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I’d love to hear if your biggest home runs have been from: a) buying an existing STR, tweaking it with your own unique skill set and applying your experience-proven enhancements to be a top performing property, orb) c...
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Hello, my name is Ethan. I'm 22 years old. I want to save up and buy my first property but idk what the best way to save that money is. Should I use a traditional bank account? Should I invest my money in bonds/stocks...
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Is it smart to use an FHA loan to purchase a multi family investment property as a first time buyer? Or should I pay cash for a single apartment. I thought it’d be a good idea to use fha loan since I’ve never purchase...
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Anyone having any recent experience with any of these programs? I'm testing both right now to manage my 42 units. I did a search and it seems like the last few topics on the subject are pretty dated.
Thanks in ad...
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If you bought an REO property (to be used as a rental) that needed substantial repairs and the market value is higher than what you paid for it, how do you determine the basis for federal taxes?
I have been told vari...
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There is a single family home I've been interested in down the street from my home. I have been more interested in purchasing a multi family but this single family is a good deal. Problem is when I spoke to my mentor ...
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I am a novice investor in the Philadelphia market. I bought my primary residence at a great price in Dec 2015. It’s appreciated about $120-140k. I owe $256k, the property is wo...